The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal
Driftglass and Blue Gal
"Fiercely and unapologetically progressive, and definitely NSFW. 'The Professional Left' features award-winning bloggers Driftglass and Blue Gal as they skewer right-wing absurdities and dismantle mainstream media mealy-mouths with razor-sharp wit and zero filter. From mercilessly mocking partisan hacks to elevating stories the media ignores, it's the profane, unflinching political commentary you didn't know you needed. More at http://ProLeftPod.com."
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Mar 6, 2015 • 1h 10min
Ep 274 But Did Hillary Email Bibi?
Ben Carson not pure enuf! Hillary’s Email not official enuf! Rand Paul doesn't clap for Bibi enuf! But Jeb Bush has enuf monees. For now. And Ferguson has plenty of racism. Plus Science Fiction University plays 21 Questions. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.comSupport the show
Feb 27, 2015 • 1h 17min
Ep 273 Serial Liars and Winning Progressives
Democrats are winning on DHS funding, the media acknowledges that BIll O’Reilly is a serial liar, and progressives even get a Keystone veto and (after we recorded this podcast) net neutrality. A round up of Illinois primary results, Chicago and downstate mayoral races shock the incumbents. Plus Science Fiction University. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.Support the show
Feb 20, 2015 • 1h 11min
Ep 272 May I Have My “Opinion”?
We discuss conservatives who think spouting hate and then hiding behind “my opinion” is political debate. Rudy Giuliani and Dinesh d'Souza go full bigot, and Jeb Bush hires all the Bush 43 foreign policy team. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.Support the show
Feb 13, 2015 • 1h 3min
Ep 271 Jon Stewart, Brian Williams, and Us
What's the real story is when Brian Williams leaves for six months and Jon Stewart leaves forever? Bible Bitch reads a found poem about Elizabeth Warren, and in Science Fiction University, Driftglass geeks out about Better Call Saul. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.comSupport the show
Feb 6, 2015 • 59min
Ep 270 Prayer Breakfasts, Blasphemy, and Aaron Schock
We discuss religion, secular prescriptions from David Brooks, Blasphemy from Stephen Fry, the Book of Job, and then Driftglass lets it rain down on Glenn Greenwald (briefly). More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.comSupport the show
Jan 30, 2015 • 56min
Ep 269 Buh Bye Andrew Sullivan
Andrew Sullivan quits blogging!?! Is Driftglass the last holdout on the single shingle blogging platform? Also, what YouTubers in the White House says about the mainstream media, and Sheldon Whitehouse hits one out of the park. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.comSupport the show
Jan 23, 2015 • 1h 3min
Ep 268 The Honesty Episode
We discuss The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, and how "keeping it 100" is a great idea for the whole political / media populace. State of the Union response fails, why Obama can keep talking like it's 2009, and more at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.comSupport the show
Jan 16, 2015 • 55min
Ep 267 The 5th Anniversary Show
Same as it ever was? Driftglass and Blue Gal talk about how little has changed in right wing media since 2010. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com...Support the show
Jan 9, 2015 • 54min
Ep 266 Betrayed Conservatives and Charlie Hebdo
Conservatives feel betrayed by the election of John Boehner? Charlie Hebdo, Bible Bitch, and theocracy. We forgot to fix poverty, and Lindsey Graham should talk. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.comSupport the show
Jan 2, 2015 • 56min
Ep 265 Social Media is a Baby (New Year)
GOP White Supremacy, Chuck Todd gives away the secret, Social Media is new, Bible Bitch reading the Bible in a Year, Christianists not good Christians or good Americans. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.comSupport the show
